The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-12

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the winter.
Mr.. Geo Nay returned to New York,
Monday morning to settle up tie business
af the late Joseph o. Nay.
There was large attendance of Som.
ersct county lawyers upon the Probate
Court in session Yesterday.
Everyone knows the Hathaway Under
wear is the best that is made. Call for it
ladies'. at King Wards.
O. S. Haskell of Pittslield Advertiser
was in town on business Tuesday, of this
week and made the REPORTER a call.
Remember the dance at Fairgrieye's
Hall, Sat. Jan 18th All are cordially in
vitcd. Admission 30 cts. Good time.
lothian Weston has Jersey heifer that
made four pounds of butter in seven days
when she was but fourteen months old.
Many homes were made dcsolate Sun
day morning last, by the discovery that
their chcris ed house plants were FROST
bitten.
Saturday morning last bed took lire
in the house Of { +. Pollard, from an
overturned lamp, but by prompt action
serious results were avoided
Sunday morning beat all previous rec
ords for this season, the mercury drop
ping to IS degrees below, while some
boastful citizens claim 40 or loWeR
In the list of Deputy sherins for this
county appointed for 1887, published last
week, the name of b. \. Sawyer of
Starks, was Internationally omitted
DIR. J. Alberto Genercux of southbridge
Mass, was united in marriage on Tues
i day morning last from St. Mary's Church
in this place, to Miss Lucic NJ. Gronder,
Rev. Father GenereuX officiating.
The latest importation made by Mr.. W,
/ +. Robbins, the jcwelcr, is a harp-piccolo
music box, of Il most expensive charac-
ter. Until sold we suppose his patrons
will be given the benefit of the music
from this fine instrument
V. M. Vickery announces this week
grand clearance sale of all goods in every
department. Also their annual sale of
prints and cottons. perusal of their
ad will convince you of their great bar
gains in all kinds of dry goods.
Mr.. Noah H. Burrill, of Canaan, ha,
presented to Co. L, NJ. V. NJ fine
electrograph portrait of his deceased
son, f. S. Burrill, who, in life was an ac-
tive member of the company. The pic
ture now graces the walls of this armory.
The following is a list of the officers
elected at the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Second National Bank
held on the 18th inst: Directors-R b,
shepherd, james Fellows, John \. Colby,
John Weston, John II. Mcclellan Pres
X. b. shepherd; Cashier, James Fellows.
The next in the course of Grand Army
entertainments is to be REGULATIONS from
the poets by DR.. S. 4. Patten and music
by SNoWhegan musicians, on Saturday
evening. Jan. 18th, at : so O'Clock. The
recitations will be largely of poems writ
ten during the war.
Some 60 couples enjoyed dripping the
light fantastic at Athens on the night of
the Anniversary of Wesscrrunsett Lodge
|. O. O. f., and larger number the sup
per and concert. The occasion was a
success and very enjoyable despite the
very cold weather.
our item of last week on the distribu-
ton of the prizes given by the W. c. 7.
L.. to the young ladies of the Grammar
school for best essay, enormously read
stead of Miss Lena Hill, who was the for
tunatc young lady to receive it,
The following is list of the officers
elected AT the last annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National Bank
held on the llth inst Directors, James b.
| Dascomb, John Nosmus, Ed F. Page,
Chas. f. Mcclellan Geo y. Page; Prcsi-
dent, James. b. Dascomb; Cashier, Geo
j y, Page.
a petition is being circulated in town
/ for signatures asking the legisltuare to
make an appropriation to erect monu-
ments on the Gettysburg battle field in
| honor of Maine organizations that par
ticipated in that battle. Also one to the
end that the women of Maine may he Civ
en- the right of suffrage.
The management of the pavilion hay
ing put this famous amusement hall in
repair the past month, announce grand
time on Saturday evening of this week.
y skate and ball is the programme of the
evening music for the former by the
Skowhcgan full band and for the ball by
Joys orchestra of four pieces.
Mr.. j. G. Waugh of S;arks has been
for many years troubled with asthma hut
has lately got great relief from remedies
received from an Asmatic Infrmary il
New York, Mr.. Waugh made the REpoR
TER a cal last week and appears now tC
be in good health. His many friends il
Somerset will he glad to hear the gool
news.
Somerset Lodge F. < 4. NJ. recently re
ceivcd by the hand of Past Grand Master
W. Il. G.. Estes, the diploma aud apron OF
the late Increase S. Weston, who died il
February 1855 at his home in Bunker Hill
Illinois. aged 81 years. The diploma
bears the date of Sept. 10, 1871 anC
the signature of William King, tn,
first Grand Master and the first GOV.
crnor Of Maine The apron was made b,
Lydia Maria ChildS, formerly of Nor
ridgcwock. Mr.. Weston was made Il ma
son in this town and went west in lS3O.
| Mr.. G. Tufts, of East Madison wa,
: cited to appear before L. 5. Commission
: er Choate, of Augusta, last week on tn,
charge of selling liquor without [. S
license. The case was continued unit
Thursday of this week. The otiense ap
l pears to have been the conveying of liz